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Villamayor, Buenaventura
GM🇸🇬FIDE 5200393· Male· Singapore· Born in 1967
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Buenaventura Villamayor, a 59-year-old Grandmaster, is rated 2280 and ranked 7th among SGP players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2007–2008), 15 months (2009–2011) and 45 months (2011–2015). Recent appearance: Hong Kong International Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Chess Connexion Rapid Open 2025) recently. His peak of 2560 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2001, World #200 at the time); he spent 35 months as #1.
Competes for Singapore since Jan 2017. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 34).
Current rating
2280
Standard
Rpd2378·Blz2275
All-time high
2560
−280 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 34
Jan 2001 · age 34
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · SGP players · of 464
35 months in #1 nationally (2001–2017)
35 months in #1 nationally (2001–2017)
Career timeline
19 entries2025
500 career games
at age 58
Feb 2025
2023
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2324
Dec 2023
2018
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2427
Apr 2018
2017
35 months in National #1
longest streak 15 months · since Jan 2001
Sep 2017
Switched federation: PHI → SGP
at age 50
Jan 2017
2015
88th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2454
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2293 → 2280
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
2W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #70 | 2177 | -12.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEnrique PacienciaIM
🇸🇬SGP·2259
+7 −2 =5
14 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsJingyao TinGM
🇸🇬SGP·2589
+1 −4 =6
11 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsCyrus NisbanCM
🇸🇬SGP·1865
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsEdgar Reggie Olay
🇵🇭PHI·2188
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsZhenyong Jayden WongIM
🇸🇬SGP·2371
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Singapore
#7
out of 1,166 players
Asia-Pacific
#874
in continent
World
#4,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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